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GENESEE FARMER. 



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Names of the Points of Cattle. 



EXI'LANATIO.NS. 



A — Forehead. 



B— Face. 



€ — Cheek. 



I) — Muzzle. 



F.— Neck. 



f — Neck vein. 



G — Slioulder point. 



H— .\rin. 



I — Shank. 



K— Elbow. 



L — Brisket or breast. 



M — Shoulder. 



]S — Crops. 



O — Iroin*. 



P — Hip or huckle. 



Q Crupper bone, or 



sacrum. 

 R — Rump or pin bone. 

 S— Round bone, thurl. 



or whirl. 

 T— Buttock, 

 r— Thigh or gasket. 

 V— Flaiik. 

 W—Plates. 

 X— Back or chine. 

 Y— Throat. 

 Z — Hind quarter. 

 «— Chest. 

 l — Gambril or hock. 



The above engraving gives a fair outline portrait of an animal of the Durham breed, which 

 received the first premium at a Fair of the New York State Ag. Society. The references illus- 

 trating the terms used in describing Cattle will prove useful to many — particularly young farmers 

 who are not familiar with the subject, — and enable them to understand descriptions that would 

 otherwise be incomprehensible. There appears, among many farmers, to be a great lack of 

 knowledge upon this subject — and judges at cattle shows are not unfrequently at fault for the want 

 of proper information. m. 



Genesee County Agricultural Fair. 



We attended the late Fair of the Agricultural 

 Society of Old Genesee, and was happy to wit- 

 ness so large an assemblage of the farmers of the 

 county, and Vb find them so heartily engaged in 

 the good cause of Agricultural Improvement. — 

 The display of neat Cattle was excellent, partic- 

 iilarly the stock of the President, Mr. Dibble. 

 The exhibition of Sheep, Swine, and Horses 

 was certainly very creditable. We did not learn 

 the names of the owners, nor stay till the second 

 day to know who took premiums ; nor is this 

 material to the public. It is the spirit, zeal, and 

 earnestness evinced by the tillers of the earth, or 

 their marked indifference to all progress in the 

 great art of all arts, of which the community at 

 large is most desirous of being informed. Every 

 body knows that our rural population have only 

 to make an effort at advancement, to effect the 

 most signal achievements. It gives us no ordi- 

 nary pleasure to know that tlie farmers, not only 

 of Genesee county, but in Western New York 

 generally, are becoming pretty thoroughly waken 

 up to the importance oi' studying as well as prox- 

 Ucing their noble profession. Agricultural Fairs 

 are extremely useful in bringing together so many 

 intelligent agriculturists to teach one another. — 

 So far as we have the honor to address our peers 

 on .such occasions it is almost our standing theme 

 to point out the great advantages of farmers meet- 

 ing together once a month at least, to discu-ss top- 



ics that most deeply concern their profits and in- 

 terests as practical agriculturists. A man must 

 be supremely wise, or supremely stupid, w" ho can 

 learn nothing from the long experience and ob- 

 servations of those whose lives have been devo- 

 ted to the subjects discussed. We make these 

 remaHvs by way of a gentle hint that the season 

 has arrived for establishing Farmer's Clubs in 

 every town. But we have wandered form our 

 subject. 



The exhibition in Domestic Manufactures at 

 tlie Genesee Fair was highly creditable to the 

 Wives and Daughters of the yeomanry of that 

 count)^ 



Colman's European Agriculture. — Part 

 VII of this work has been some time on our ta- 

 ble. It is mainly devoted to the discussion of 

 the subjects of Draining, Sub-soil Plowing, Irri- 

 gation, Rotation of Crops, and Soiling or House 

 Feeding. These important branches of rural 

 pursuits are treated with clearness, and ability. 

 Published by A. D. Phelps, Boston. 



To Correspondents. 



Communications have been received during 

 tlie past month from I). A. Ogden, T. C. Peters, 

 Wm. U. Kelsey, Robert E. II. Levering, A. G. 

 Melvin, Leander Wetherell, II., W. S. T., Wm. 

 Jolinston, Wm. B. Waldron, A. M. Badger^ 

 One who Knows, and E. H. C. 



